final say

Noun

Meaning

final say

(idiomatic) The right to make a final decision.
In all matters relating to the family business, mum has the final say.

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Examples

There are people who will appreciate what I've done, and there will be people who will criticize me. Ultimately history will have the final say. Wen Jiabao

I never thought being the producer was being the dictator. It means being the director and being the coach. It's a way of keeping everybody focused on the goal, and also having final say. Everybody can be in the same car, but somebody has to drive. Paul Stanley

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard. Shelby Lynne

We must fight for the British public to have a final say on the government's deal with a chance to stay in the EU if the deal is not good enough. To achieve this, we will need to work with like-minded people in other parties. Vince Cable

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